Support for traps



W., A. GIBBS.

SUPPORT FOR TRAPS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1919. 1,375,286.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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INVENTOR W.. A. GIBBS.

SUPPORT FOR TRAPS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 24, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent. .Bjenited 'Apl'gl9fllgg1--,

l Application inea september 24, 1919. serial No. 326,055.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER A. Gris, residing at Wilmington, in the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, a citizen of the United States, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improve Y ments in 'Supports for Traps, of which improvements the following is a specification;

the bird in its struggles, andA hence the lat- It is a further' ter cannot tear itself free. object of the invention to provide means to prevent the trap being sprung by small birds which are not harmful and are protected by law. The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings part of this specification, F igurel shows my improved trap support in elevation; 2l is an elevation on an enlarged scale showing one manner of connecting the trap to an elevated support; Fig. 3 is an elevation at right angles to .thatfshown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4f is a view partly in elevation and partly in section illustrating a modification of the construction shown in Figs. 2 and 6; Fig.` 5 is an elevation `of a third embodi- Vment of the improvement, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view on a plane indicated by the line VI-VI, Fig. v5.

In its broadest aspect, the invention consists in providing a support for a trap of suitable or known construction and means whereby the trap cany be so attached to the support that it will not be accidentally dislodged from operative position as by a high wind, but can be dislodged bythe struggles of the bird caught vin the trap.'

' In adapting the improvement to practical use, a pole l is arranged vertically, preferably by inserting its lowered end in a *socket 2 embedded in the groundto a suit'- able depth. This construction permits of the easy lowering of a` pole to remove a forming a bird from the trap and to reset the latter.

Suitable means are provided lwhereby a 'trap 3 may be supported by the pole in such position that when the bird alights on the pole, its foot will shift the treadle 4 and thereby release the jaws 5 so thattheycan be closed by the operating spring. The connection between the pole and the trap should be such that the trap will not be accidentally dislodged, but can be dislodged from nor mal position on the pole by the struggles of the bird.

As will be readily seen or understood by those skilled in the art, such a separable connection can be constructed in a variety of ways and hence the broader claims should not be construed as limited to a specific construction.

In the construction shown in Figsfl, 2

and 3, a perch or block 6 is secured on the end of the pole andresilient fingers 7 are so their f ree ends will project above the block and yieldingly grip the edges of the base bar 8 of the trap.V

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 the base bar of the trap is provided with pins 9 adapted to fit loosely in holes l0 in the perch orblock, while in the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a U-shaped clip l1 is secured o As the trigger mechanism employed for -holding the jaws in open position is constructed so as to release the jaws on a light touch of a member of a bird, or animal, on the treadle, provision is made to prevent the treadles being moved by small birds. To this end a light spring 13 is so arranged under the treadle as to prevent -a releasing movementof the treadle unless subjected to a weight greater than that of what is termed song birds, etc...

' I claim herein as my invention:

1. The combination of a post, a trap and vsecured in pairs to the block or perch that VIlly 3.. The combination of a post, a trap,vr and resilient fingers secured to one of theY parts y10 f and adapted to so engage the other part that the trap is releasable only by an initial Y vertical movement from the post. Y In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set WALTER A .e1BBs. 

